Letters to the editor

Hare Krsna, todas las glorias a usted.

Pamho! AgtSP! 

Al descubrir uno mismo, que su propio corazón, es un corazón de hierro, quizá, la fe en los Santos Nombres, el entusiasmo, la voluntad y la confianza se debiliten.

Entonces, Srila Prabhupada nos ha informado, que los Santos Nombres del Sr Hari, oídos de labios del devoto puro, terminan por reformar a ese corazón afortunado.

Gracias infinitas querido guru Maharaj

Ekachacra Nitay Das

HpS - Que pasa con El Camote, y la devota... olvidando su nombre! Y los santos nombres de devotos 75% purificados ayudan much tambien. Podemos limpiar los de la apego material casi facil.    

Todas las glorias a Srila Prabhupada 🙌

Por favor acepte mis humildes reverencias Guru Maharaj 🙏

Tomé un tiempo para escribir un nuevo reporte al blog pero me mantengo al pendiente de su estado.

Actualmente me encuentro siguiendo la cuarentena con mis hijos, mi sadhana está 4p 16r me gustaría decir que soy muy buena con mi sadhana pero lucho de mantener la mente en calma a pesar de vivir en medio de una pandemia mundial algunos días son intensos pero agradezco a Krishna la oportunidad de tomar el tiempo para enfocarme en lo importante. En ocaciones estoy haciendo servicio en el área de diseño gráfico gracias a madre Asta sakhi, también continúo estudiando mi curso de Bhakti sastri online en casa también cuido 2 tulasi 🌱

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Estoy trabajando la educación en casa con mis hijos (Jay govinda 5 años) ya desarrolló el lenguaje y continuo con estimulación con él y sus hermanos menores. Hacemos actividades como cocinar, música, pintura, escritura, permacultura, show de títeres, manualidades, ofrecer al altar etc... cada uno es muy diferente en su personalidad entonces tengo que hacer dinámicas para que los 3 disfruten cada actividad. También entramos en un grupo que se organizó entre devotas para dar guía introducción del Bhagavatam para niños y padres, compré material de H.G. Aruddha Devi Dasi por Amazon, estoy muy agradecida a las organizadoras (Gopi radha dd, Dayalini sita dd y Priya sakhi dd) por iniciar y organizar este espacio de educación es muy inspirador lo que se puede lograr.

En la finca continuamos sembrando, creando huertos y ampliando la casa para en un futuro realizar retiros espirituales e invitar devotos a vivir en comunidad, mi esposo va con más frecuencia debido a la pandemia pero el proyecto está avanzando y mejorando gracias a sus bendiciones Gurudeva 🙏

Muchas gracias por su tiempo y estamos pendiente de los programas que ofrecerá online

Su sirvienta Ananda maya devi dasi.

HpS - -Super!! Es como El New York Times of Monterrey!!!!!!! Super gracias. Mas que canta bien, mas que Krsna converta Vd y todos a predicadores en el nivel de Narada Muni. Es un hecho. No hay limites si estamos siguiendo Sr. Nityananda y Srila Prabhupada. Espero todos sus Bebes e esposo son buenos robustos Mexicanos y super intoxicado con misericoridia de Krsna. O.K. Tambien puede ser Mexicanos flacos.

Hare Krishna Dear Guru Maharaj

Please accept my humble obeisances...All glories to you...All glories to Srila Prabhupada.

Guru Maharaj thank you so much for replying to my letter and annual report. I feel very lucky and blessed to get your association through letters. Eagerly Waiting for day when I will get an opportunity to see you in person. Awaiting for the day when you will be coming to our house and give us an opportunity to serve you.

Guru Maharaj I am chanting sixteen rounds daily and following four regulative principles. I have started reading Bhagavatham and I have finished reading 7th Chapter of the 1st Canto. We are reading Bhagavatham Canto 3 and Nectar of Devotion together and completed 8 Chapters. Due to Pandemic situation Temple Activities are minimised...still i get an opportunity to see Sri Radha Kalachandji on Wednesdays as I have Tulasi Seva.

Guru Maharaj by your mercy I have started doing Bhakti Shastri with HG Arudha Mataji...and also finished studying Nectar of Instruction and gave the exam on the same. Now we are doing Isopanishad. I remember you giving instruction to me "Get ready for second initiation". Hopefully I complete Bhakti Shastri and get ready for 2nd Initiation. Eagerly waiting to dress the deities in the temple and cook for them.

Guru Maharaj you told me read Japa Joe. I have read the same. It is so wonderful that you have summarised the important of chanting in the just 18 pages. Its an amazing book Guru Maharaj. One thing which got nailed in my mind is the example which you mentioned, which states KRISHNA will appear the same way as you chant. If you chant attentively hearing every syllable Krishna will appear in a beautiful way. But if you are not properly saying the syllables Krishna will appear ugly. Guru Maharaj you wanted me to help in the book. I have never done book editing but by your causeless mercy i will be able to do it. Please guide me as to how i can be of any help. I will be very fortunate to be at your service...

Yours Humble Servant

Divya Sri devi dasi

ASA - O.K. See if you think it needs editing. I was thinking maybe a few more: Return of the Joe, Japa Joes Goes to Harvard; Japa Joe's Last Bead; Son of the Joe.....

Hare Krsna beloved Gurudeva:

AGTSP PAMHO

Gurudeva, during this Quarantine period I could realize how everything has become so distorted.

I work in 2 universities. But the pressure that one has over us. It is just insane. Sadly, education has become a business. The universities do not want to educate anymore. They are just thinking in the profit they can gain.

HpS - ASA --- Yes! Bhakta-das Das, my first temple president told Srila Prabhupada, "Sankirtan is the best business!" and Srila Prabhupada said, "Yes, but don't make it a business".

So, I was wondering if you can recommend me one devotee who can help me in thinking about what business can I perform which can help to spread KC. My house is pretty big. I can take advantage of it.

Please tell me who can I approach. The other day I was working from 7:15 am to 5pm that was totally insane. We have fill 💯 forms with lots of different formats. People are losing the real perspective. I do not want that for my soul. I hanker activities that nourish my soul.

I love to teach but nowadays I am very stressed and unhappy.

In Spanish we have a phrase. Somos SERES humanos no HACERES humanos.

I would love to live by the sea.

Thanks in advance Gurudeva

Trying to be your disciple

Candramukhi dd

HpS - By the arrangment of the Great God Gopal who lives in the Sky that is the topic of our NOI class tonight! See you there, Pujari ji.

Hare Krishna

All Glories To Srila Prabhupada

Please Accept My Most Humbles Obeisances

Esteemed Maharaja

Hoping the allergies are getting better, here in panamá the raining season started but not fully, so weather goes from super humid to super rainy and so we are going thru the same here.

HpS - ASA --- AgtSP!!! Ayur-veda is so nice. Even a little general principles and we can see so many ways to improve our energy. We are 70% pitta, minimum, so allergy means we have to reduce the pitta. That gives us inspiration intuitively what to cook for our Deity.

0ur sadhana is getting so much better, getting up at brahma muhurta, chanting our rounds, i have given myself the task of keeping a steady number of rounds and when i´m completely disciplined committed with this, i increase the number, in order to keep a steady number.

we are following the four principles on point, and we are very interested in keeping studying the second chapter [canto?] of the Srimad Bhagavatam, we feel very interested about the Virat-rupa form of the Lord and its meditation and finding a way in it, to find a "where to start" because every time we feel we are just starting the process, always in the neophyte mood, because i´m having a hard time to keep up the utsahan, some days we feel we aren´t being sincere with our process, like we are ghosting our own process, and i was wondering, if our material nature interfere more than we think it can in our spiritual process to become devotees? or its that some people develop a better relationship with krishna in the separation mood?

HpS - A lot of variety, but the basic principle is that whatever effort you make to purify yourself of material convering, it has a effect. Krsna is pleased

listening every day to your classes and trying to keep everything learned in practice in a daily basis! my memory is giving much trouble i have a hard time remembering everything i learn! its this part of maya too? or more part of our own ignorance?

HpS - Listen. You cannot learn everything. Understand as best you can, then the correct things will sink into your heart.

but still, im not acting like before, when everything used to become dark and lazy and i stopped chanting, but now i chant, even if i feel heavy and not like chanting i chant HARE KRISHNA HARE KRISHNA KRISHNA KRISHNA HARE HARE HARE RAMA HARE RAMA RAMA RAMA HARE HARE !

we do our offerings to the Lord and then eat the prasadam and while chanting we ask the Lord to help us with this feeling, with this thoughts, we pray to the Lord to clean our hearts and to give us the opportunity to serve him, to serve you, serve Srila Prabhupada and serve the devotees! Haribol!

your wellwisher

Andrea Ramirez

HpS - Just go back and forth chanting your rounds like a soldier, HK, HK, then you will have strength all day!!! You are doing O.K. Just take advantage of the mercy when Krsna sends it. Always do some service. That will give you intelligence in the fastest way possible about how to be organized.

Hare Krsna Beloved Gurudeva:

AGTSP PAMHO ¡¡¡¡

I hope this meets you in good health ¡¡¡

ASA - Our donkey is old and losing his brains, cannot remember if his wise our insane. Two teeth gone but others may stay until we can rest in the fire at last! Ahhh!

Gurudeva, this time that we are facing is very stressful for all of us, but specially for teachers.

ASA - It is only justice for the greedy monsters! Now there students can get revenge! Ha! Ha! Ha!

We are forced to join lots of workshops in order to train us how to deal with virtual environments.

ASA - This world is a virtual environment!

Most of the professors are over 50 years old and they are not too skillful with those virtual environments.

Even if I do not waste time commuting to work, I am very busy most of the day :(

I have to make lots of ppt presentations, homeworks, etc, etc

I am working in two universities. But just for hours. In Norbert Wiener University asked me to be a full time professor. But I recalled what you told me and I rejected it. My job is really demanding even if I am not a full time professor

Nevertheless, I try to manage my time in order to do my spiritual practices

I am over the moon, because I am learning how to cook better for Krsna. I am attaching some pictures.

I am taking advantage of the gem therapy and aromatherapy in order to calm myself. And obviously taking shelter of the Maha Mantra.

My cat "Peregrino" also helps me to relax, and sometimes he is present in my virtual classes haha.

Please Gurudeva your blessings in order to continue with my spiritual life.

I write this brief report so that you do not forget this silly girl

Thanks for all your inspiration

Trying to be your disciple

Candramukhi dd

ASA - Esteemed 'silly girl' with cat, cooking for Crsna, with crazy sister who is psychologist, whose parents are in heaven, thank you for the letter. All of Maya's pandemics are temporary, but she has an unlimited number of them!!! So, don't panick! Have fun. Yes, you may die, but that is Krsna's plan! It will be fun also. Yes, you can take you cat if your really want to. Actually we can stay in touch with overyone in their relation to Krsna.

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